primary haemostasis problems

Question 1

screening tests

Answer 1

• Platelet count

* No simple screening tests for other components of primary haemostasis

Question 2

Failure of Platelet Plug formation – causes

Answer 2

Vascular
Platelets
o	Reduced number (thrombocytopenia)
o	Reduced function 
Von Willebrand Factor

Question 3

Failure of platelet plug formation – consequences

Answer 3

Spontaneous Bruising and Purpura
Mucosal Bleeding
o	Epistaxes
o	Gastrointestinal
o	Conjunctival
o	Menorrhagia
Intracranial haemorrhage
Retinal haemorrhages